Faculty Profile for Dr. Burcu Ozturk

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Dr. Burcu Ozturk
Assistant Professor — School of Social Work
ENC 150A
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Post-doc: University of Oklahoma, 2021-2022
PhD: University of Alabama, School of Social Work, 2020
MSW: Temple University, 2015
BSW: Adnan Menderes University, Turkey, 2010

Teaching Interests

 Practice Course
Research Course
Human Development
International Social Work

Research Interests

 Intimate partner violence, women’s studies, forensic social work, immigrants, International Social Work

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Ozturk, B., Sualp, K., Barut-Bektas, B., & McLeod, D. A. (2024). Hope, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Resilience in the Criminal Justice System: Reevaluation of Relationships in the Turkish Context. Social Sciences, 13(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13100553
  • Ozturk, B., Goodwin, B., McLeod, D., & Hawkins, K. (2024). Understanding the Characteristics and Motivations of Female Sexual Offenders: A Systematic Review. Journal of Forensic Social Work, 8(1), 48–57. https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.1936-9298.2024.8.1.48-57
  • Barut-Bektaş, B., Ozturk, B., Çay, M., & Yalim, A. C. (2024). Perspectives on Survivors of Violence Against Women Among Staff in Women’s Shelters. Journal of Social Service Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2024.2383267
  • Ozturk, B., & Nelson-Gardell, D. (2024). From Lived Experience: Listening to Stories of Healing From Middle Eastern Immigrant IPV Survivors. Violence Against Women, 30(6–7), 1708–1725. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231155166
  • McLeod, D. A., Ozturk, B., Butler-King, R. L., & Peek, H. (2024). Male Survivors of Domestic Violence, Challenges in Cultural Response, and Impact on Identity and Help-Seeking Behaviors: A Systematic Review. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 25(2), 1397–1410. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231177318

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Scholarship of Ministry of National Education for graduate education in the USA. 2011 - 2020
  • Award / Honor Nominee: 3 Minutes Thesis Competition. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Leslie J. Shellhase Endowed Scholarship. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Shellhase Endowed Scholarship. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: A Recognition of Contribution to Research by a PhD Student. 2017

Selected Grants

  • Ozturk, Burcu. Experiences of Living in the United States Among Middle Eastern Intimate Partner Survivors: Systematic Review manuscript, Wichita State University, $4500. (Submitted: 2022, Funded: 2023). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Society for Social Work and Research
December 2024-Present
Member
BSW Committee
October 2024-Present
Volunteer
Leading International Research Team
August 2023-Present
Member
International Rescue Committee
2022-Present
Volunteer
Academic Mentoring to Turkish Doctoral Students in Turkey
2020-Present